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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1911
Page
8
Riverdale and Dolton boards meet with plans to ask Illinois Central to build a subway at 138th street. Delinquents on water tax, new water meters bid, licenses and police appointments discussed, plus street light contracts and street widening plans.
A cryptic verse on spelling letters and words culminates in a grim exhortation to commit a crime, implying a dangerous action rather than offering a harmless wordplay. Its puzzling stanza invites readers to decipher the letters and meanings behind the unusual phrasing.
Horace Holmes cashier swears the June 18 1911 statement is true for the bank in Cook county Illinois. The report lists capital stock paid in surplus fund undivided profits national bank notes out standing deposits and certificates of deposit with figures for demand time savings and total. Directors Waterman Rupert Weidner and others attest to correctness.
Community notes from Homewood recount a bright Wednesday with national pride on display. Local residents include John Brei Sr recovering from sun exposure, John Nuesle visiting family from North Dakota, and aide staff returning to work at Austin Manufacturing Co. Harvey neighbors enjoyed a picnic while rain dampened some as Illinois Central begins preparations for new double tracks. Church services at Christian Science and Home Missionary Society events are noted along with a 10 to 2 ball game victory for South Homewoods over Slatery’s. Died June 11 1911 Sarah E Whitney widow of N E Whitney long time Hazel Crest resident.
Mrs Whitney died at Hahnemann Hospital Chicago at 6 p m after gall stone removal surgery the previous Tuesday. She was born March 17 1861 in Lyons Iowa and married N E Whitney in Chicago in 1883. Survived by husband four sisters two brothers and her mother. Funeral at Hazel Crest Methodist Church on June 15 at 11 a m with interment at Mt Greenwood Cemetery at 2 p m. The husband thanks friends for sympathy and kindness.
Advertisement seeks an experienced stenographer for steady work and calls for in person inquiry at the Riverdale office. Also offers a Jersey fresh milch cow with calf for sale at The Pointer office with inquiries.
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